Fencepost mold



Patented May 22, 1923.

UNITED STATES HENRY W. SNOW,

OF DAYTON, OHIO.

FENCEPOST MOLD.

Application filed August 23, 1921. Serial No. 494,835.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY V. Snow, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in F encepost- Molds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fence post molds, and has particular reference to such molds, which are formed in a plurality of parts, and adapted to be assembled and disassembled for readily molding and removing the post after molding.

An important object of the invention is to provide such a device which although formed in a plurality of parts, may be quickly and conveniently assembled without the use of bolts or other tying devices, while at the same time may be subjected to great pressure from within.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fence post mold which utilizes a part thereof as a pallet, and such part being adapted for conveying the molded post away after the rest of the mold has been removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mold which is extremely simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, strong, durable and highly eflicient in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout,

Figure 1, is a side elevation of the assembled mold, a part thereof being shown in section, for the purpose of illustration,

Figure 2, is a plan view thereof,

Figure 3, is an end elevation, having a part broken away for illustration,

Figure 4, is a. transverse vertical section taken on line H of Figure 1, and,

Figure 5, is a transverse section taken through the bottom of the mold, the rest of the mold being removed, and the molded post being shown in end elevation.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral designates the sides of the mold,

11 designates the ends thereof, 12 the top,

and 13 the bottom. The sides 10 are formed with reinforcing outer ribs 1 1 and beveled inner ribs 15. At their ends, the sides are provided with looking fingers 16, ada ted to co-act with similar fingers carried y the ends. These fingers 16 have inner beveled surfaces 17, as clearly shown 1n Figure 1.

The ends 11 are provided with fingers 18, I

which are depending and have outer beveled surfaces 19 for contact with the beveled surfaces 17. In assembling the depending fingers 18 are placed over the lingers 16, the surfaces 17 and 19 contacting. As the end is forced into place, the surfaces 17 and 19 will force the end firmly into contact with the sides. The top 12 has inner beveled ribs 20, corresponding in shape and size to the beveled ribs carried by the sides. These ribs are clearly shown in Figure d. The top has a pair of handles. 21, whose ends are secured in holes 22. The object of the handles, is for conveniently handling the top, in assembling and disassembling. The top is also provided with a plurality of holes 23, for apurpose to be described. The foregoing parts are all preferably formed of cast iron or other suitable material.

The bottom 13 has its top and ends covered with sheet metal, while the bottom itself is preferably formed of wood. The object of making the bottom in this way, is for purpose .of cheapness and convenience, as the bottom is to used as apallet. The bottom is fitted between the sides 10, as shown in Figure 1. After the material has set in the mold, the top, sides and ends are removed. This leaves the molded post remaining on the bottom 13. The bottom may then be transported to some other place by means of handles 24. These handles are illustrated in Figure 5, as having their ends fitting into holes formed in the edges of the bottom. lVhen the 'mold is assembled, these handles are removed.

The purpose of forming the holes 23 in the top is for the insertion of a tool 26, having a shank 27. The object of this is for forming holes 28 in the post, before the material has set. purpose of premitting the fence material to be secured thereto. The tool 26 has its free end turned down as shown at 29, to limit the depth at which the tool may be inserted. This will give all the holes a uniform depth. A rod 30, having a handle 31 may be inserted through the post before the material has set. This rod passes through holes 32 formed in the ends 11. The end of the rod may be pointed, to permit of it being easily pushed through the post. After the post has set sufficiently, the rod The holes are for the is removed. It will be seen from Figure 4, that the sides, top, bottom and ends will form the post in an octagonal shape, but it should be understood that applicant does not limit himself to this particular shape.

As will be obvious from the foregoing, a fence post mold has been constructed which is extremely simple, yet retains allthe features of strength as brought out in other molds now in use. There are no bolts or other parts to get out of order or become lost. The bottom is preferably formed of wood, so that a number of them may be kept on hand, so that it will not be necessary to leave the post in the mold until it has completely set, but may be carried away on the bottom, and left on the bottom until it has completely set. lVhile this post is setting, another bottom may be substituted in the mold. v

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferred example thereof, but it is also to be understood that 1 ,asaase various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A post mold having removable sides, a top and ends, interlocking means between the sides and ends, means carried by the top and sides for forming the molded post in an octagonal shape, a base for said mold, a sheet metal covering for said base, said base .being provided with openings, and handles for engagement within said openings, whereby said base may be transported.

2. A post mold having removable sides, a top and ends, interlocking means between the sides and ends, a base for said mold, said base having openings, and handles for engagament within said openings, whereby said base may be transported.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY W. SNOW. 

